Climate policy question #1 is simple: Do we have the will to do what is right and necessary? Not what’s easy. Not what the polls say we want to hear. Not what Big Oil will allow. What’s necessary.
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This week Governor Inslee announced bold action to address global warming, directing his administration to use its full authority under the Clean Air Act to enforce existing limits on carbon pollution.
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Wind and solar lead renaissance in Buffalo, NY; construction begins on first US offshore wind farm; France to quadruple its price on carbon; and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
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Plastics and other oil-based materials are the basis of many cheap and convenient products. But is it really necessary—or safe—to have these petrochemicals in almost everything we interact with and consume every day? More reasons to wean ourselves from oil.
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Why are we allowing Shell to drill for oil in the Arctic? Even if tapping a new source of oil wouldn't guarantee a future of climate chaos—and it would—there's no reason to believe Shell has what it takes to leave behind its record of disaster after disaster.
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We need to wage and win a clean energy revolution—a bold and just transition from fossil fuels to clean energy. Fossil fuel industries are working against us, but together we can stand up and get the job done.
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